2. 1 Presented by: DeAnne Shelley

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6. 5 Some Land Record Terms to Know: GRANTEE: The Buyer GRANTOR: The Seller MORTGAGEE: To whom property is mortgaged MORTGAGOR: One who mortgages property

7. 6 Some Land Record Terms to Know: et. al: and others et. ux: and spouse DEED: Document by which title in property is transferred from one to another PUBLIC DOMAIN: Land that is not privately owned but owned by the Federal Government

8. 7 3 General Types of Records: Colonies to Individual Federal Government to Individual Individuals to Individuals

9. 8 Colony or State Individual

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13. 12 US Federal Government Individual The federal government became a land owner when the original states ceded their land to it. This land was called the public domain.

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16. 15 Records are Available in State Archives Illinois State ArchivesOregon State Archives

17. 16 Records Arising from This Type of Land Transfer: 1. Credit entry files 2. Cash entry files 3. Donation entry files 4. Military bounty land entry files 5. Homestead entry files 6. Private land claim entry files

18. 17 Records are also available at: National Archives (www.nara.gov)www.nara.gov National Archives (www.nara.gov)www.nara.gov Bureau of Land Management (www.glorecords.blm.gov)www.glorecords.blm.gov Bureau of Land Management (www.glorecords.blm.gov)www.glorecords.blm.gov Family History Library Catalog (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/ FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp)http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/ FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp) Family History Library Catalog (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/ FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp)http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/ FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp)

19. 18 Individual County Level (Except New England)

20. 19 Record Custodian commonly called the County Recorder Cortland County Courthouse (NY) Ontario County Courthouse (NY) Schuyler County Courthouse (NY)

21. 20 There are two ways to find records today: 1. Family History Library Catalog 2. The Internet

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29. 28 Index to Deeds

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31. 30 An Example of a Film’s Title Page

32. 31 Film of Deed Record

33. 32 FHL # 21579 Vol. 29, pg. 130

34. 33 FHL # 21579 Vol. 29, pg. 130

35. 34 A Deed from Amelia County, Virginia dated 17 July 1769

36. 35 Deed Book 11, pg. 29

37. 36 Deed Book 11, pg. 29

38. 37 Deed Book 11, pg. 30

39. 38 Summary of Land Records Use the FHLC Use USGenWeb for your county of search County and State www.usgenweb.com www.familysearch.org

40. 39 Why do we call land records

41. 40 Because Land Records Appear in All Periods of Time…

42. 41 They Show Relationships…

43. 42 Every farmer is on land records